To Derby or not to Derby. It's an interesting predicament facing trainers who have horses "on the cusp" of the leaderboard earning points to be a Kentucky Derby contender. Preakness contender Talkin was one such horse.
Trainer Mark Casse said John Oxley's son of Tacitus had a protective shoe removed from a bruised foot and regular shoe put on. The colt galloped fine May 11 but is not jogging at 100%, according to Casse.
Considering he is named after a television spy, it should come as no surprise that the grade 1-winning 3-year-old Napoleon Solo's career has been filled with thrills, drama, and plot twists.
A final decision on whether Silent Tactic, the probable favorite, runs in the Preakness Stakes will come the morning of May 11. It appears, though, that the decision has been made.
Aga Khan Studs' Rayif appears bound for Royal Ascot after victory in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French Two Thousand Guineas, G1) at Longchamp May 10.
The increasing globalization of Thoroughbred racing provides opportunities for horsemen to test their horses against the best across the world. One of those is the Goodwood Festival at Goodwood Racecourse.
Trainer Michael McCarthy reported May 10 that the Juddmonte homebred Marjoram was doing well the morning after winning her stakes debut in Saturday's Senorita Stakes (G3T) for 3-year-old fillies.
When Farfellow Farms' Expensive Queen (IRE) hit the wire simultaneously with Segesta in the Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland this April, the Knelman clan which operates the farm turned the winner's circle celebration into a family affair.